Penholder.



SAMUEL GRISWOLD, OF CAMP POINT, ILLINOIS.

PENHOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

Application filed October 30, 1913. Serial No. 798,241.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL GRISWOLD,-lcitizen of the United States, and a resident of Camp Point, in thecounty of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented a new and ImprovedPenholder, of which the folalso a novel absorbent cushion covering thesheath, the covering consisting of corn pith in tubular form suitablyunited to the exterior of the sheath.

It is well known that blotting paper, while readily absorbent of ink,soon becomes useless owing to the pores becoming filled with the driedink, and therefore blotting paper, after short use, must be discarded.Similarly, cork, when it has taken up any appreciable quantity of ink,will not absorb, or at least will not readily absorb additional inkafter the first ink has dried. This characteristic is materially less,if not wholly absent from the corn pith, in which the ink runs soreadily from the disposing point that the pores are maintainedsubstantially open, and repeated applications of ink are possible at thesame surface of the ith. p The invention will be more particularlyexplained in the specific description hereinafter to be given.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of a penholder embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the pen case or sheath and thepens being omitted; and Fig. 3 is V a cross section on an enlargedscale, on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In forming a penholder and appurtenances in accordance with myinvention, the holder 10 has formed thereon or secured thereto, aforwardly extending section 11 of reduced diameter, the front end ofwhich terminates short of the extreme front end of the holder. A case orsheath 12 in the form of a sleeve is removably fitted over the front endof the holder, the rear end of the sleeve overlapping the holder at theback of the reduced forward extension 11, as at 13, and fitting frictiontight. The front end of the handle beyond the reduced portion 11 has ahead 14, preferably cylindrical, of a diameter sufficiently less thanthe internal diameter of the sleeve to accommodate the shank 15 of a pen16, between the said head and the sheath, to hold the pen tightly inposition for writing.

"Rearward of the front end of the handle provision is made for housing apen or pens within the sheath, and between the same and the reducedportion 11 of the handle. For the purpose I form the handle with anenlargement 17, which defines the forward end of an annular chamber 18surrounding the reduced portion 11. The enlargement 17 is approximatelythe same in diameter as the internal diameter of the sheath, so as toconstitute a closure for the annular chamber 18.

WVithin the chamber 18, I provide means to retain a pen or pens 16 inthe present instance said means consists of a band 19 concentric withthe reduced portion 11, and adapted to slide longitudinally thereof inthe chamber 18. The said band is adapted to be moved to the positionindicated in full lines in Fig. 1, to encircle the pen or pens 16* andtightly hold the same against the reduced portion 11 of the holder, orsaid band may be slid to a rearward position, as indicated by dottedlines, so that the pens 16 may be removed or replaced, it beingunderstood that the sheath 12 is removed in placing a pen in the chamber18 or removing it therefrom.

Forward of the enlargement 17 the holder is preferably made tapering, asat 20, so that the head 14 will not engage the shank 15 of the pen 16along the whole length of the latter, the head more effectively grippingthe pen when there is a free portion of the shank 15 at the rear of thehead.

By the described construction it will be obvious that a pen may beplaced in the holder to project from the front of the sheath in positionfor writing, as at 16 in Fig. 1, and that the said pen and the sheathclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters may be removed and the penhoused similarly to the pen 16*; thus provision is made for protectingthe pen when not in use, as when being carried in the pocket, or whenbeing placed in a desk.

The sheath or case 12 has a cylindrical covering 12 of resilient,absorbent corn pith, which forms a cushion to the fingers of the user,and moreover serves to absorb and take up any ink that may result fromtoo deep a dipping of the pen in the ink well, or any ink that mayaccidentally adhere to the finger tips. The corn pith cushion I havefound possesses special absorbent properties as applied to a penholder,in that any ink coming in contact therewith at the front end will beinstantly absorbed and does not appreciably harden the corn pith, ordestroy its resiliency.

Having thus described my invention, I

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A 'penholder, having a removable case, the holder having an elongatedreduced portion terminating a short distance from the front end of theholder, and a sheath fitting ing the reduced portion ofthe holderwithinthe sheath adapted to accommodate a pen, and the mentioned enlargedportionrearward of the head forming a closure for said chamber, theholder at a point between the head and the enlarged portion being ofless diameter thanthe head, and means on the holder within the annularchamber to retain a pen. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. I

SAMUEL GRIS NOL-D.

Witnesses:

FRANK D THOMAS, HARRIET M. HUNSAKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fiye cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

